Axel Bouteille
French basketball player (born 1995)
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Axel Bouteille (born 14 April 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward.[1]
Bouteille with Bahçeşehir Koleji in 2024 | |
| No. 83 – Budućnost VOLI | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Montenegrin League ABA League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 April 1995 |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2017 | Élan Chalon |
| 2017–2019 | Limoges CSP |
| 2019–2020 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2020–2022 | Unicaja |
| 2022–2023 | Türk Telekom |
| 2023–2025 | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| 2025–present | Budućnost VOLI |
| Career highlights | |
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Professional Career
Bouteille began his basketball career at the youth ranks of Hyères-Toulon before joining Élan Chalon when he was fifteen years old. He played his first matches in LNB Pro A during the 2013–14 season, where he averaged 1.5 points in four games. On 24 April 2016, Bouteille declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but was ultimately not selected.[2]
After successful seasons with Èlan Chalon in the Pro A, Bouteille signed a two-year contract with CSP Limoges on 26 April 2017.[3]
On 3 July 2019, his signing for Bilbao Basket was made official.[4]
In February 2020, he joined Unicaja until the end of the 2021–22 season.[5][6]
On 15 July 2022, Bouteille signed with Türk Telekom of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[7]
On 7 July 2023 he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[8]
On July 8, 2025, he signed with Budućnost VOLI of the Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League.[9]
National team career
As a member of the junior national teams of France, Bouteille played at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where the team finished fourth. He also played with the team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
In April 2017, Bouteille was included in the preliminary squad for the EuroBasket 2017,[10] but was omitted from the final selection.
Personal life
He is the son of former professional basketball player Franck Bouteille.